When we got to the complex, Finley and Jace were waiting for us at the door. I got out of the car and stretched before walking over to Finley and wrapping her in a hug. “Glad you’re okay, Amaya,” Finley mind linked me.
“Thanks, Fin. And thanks for being here to welcome the guests,” I linked back.
She just nodded to me as we unwrapped from our hug and I made introductions. We walked inside and I was grateful there wasn’t a huge group of people waiting to see our new arrivals. Georgie launched himself at me though and I caught him easily. “Hey Amaya. Who are all of these people?” He sniffed the air, “Why did you bring humans here?” He asked quietly.
“They’re Fox’s family. They might be in danger from hunters, so we’re keeping them here until we know they’re safe.”
“But hunters only hate us. Why would they go after humans?”
“Because their hatred knows no bounds,” I said without elaborating further. “You should meet someone. Fox’s nephew, Jack.” I said placing Georgie back on the floor, “Jack this is Georgie. He’s one of my clanmates. I think you two will get along well.”
“Hi Jack. I know where all the best spots are in the complex, do you want to see them?” Georgie asked.
Jack looked up at Viola, “Can I mom?”
“Go ahead, but stay out of trouble please.”
“Georgie that goes for you too. Stay out of trouble, or I’ll tell your aunt.”
He gasped a little, “No.”
“Yep. Behave yourself mister or your training privileges will be revoked for two weeks.”
He became very serious as he nodded his head before taking Jack to play around the complex. “Is he yours?” Audrina asked.
“No. He’s kind of everyone’s,” I said with a chuckle, “His parents were killed not that long ago, so his aunt and uncle took him in. The clan helps out however we can, whether it’s babysitting or keeping him for a few days while they get things done at their new house.”
“He seems very sweet,” Audrina commented.
“He’s amazing. After everything he’s been through, he can still be a kid, carefree and forgiving,” Fox said.
“Your rooms are through here,” I said, walking down one of the corridors, “Finley and Connie got everything fixed up for you guys.”
A chorus of thank yous rang out for Finley, who blushed and ducked her head at the sudden attention. “Tell them it was our pleasure. If they need anything to just ask,” she mind linked me.
“She says it was their pleasure and if you guys need anything don’t hesitate to ask.”
“How did she speak to you?” Sutton asked.
“Through mind link. It isn’t just for mates, it connects clan mates as well,” I explained. We reach their rooms, “You guys can set your stuff down here and I’ll show you where the kitchen is.” They quickly chose their rooms and we headed to the kitchen, “it stays stocked, thanks to Connie.”
“Is she your dad’s girlfriend?” Audrina asked.
I laughed, “No. No. She worked in my uncle’s house until recently and insists on working here even though we’ve told her we can manage without her. She enjoys keeping busy, so we let her do her thing and worship the ground she walks on.” They chuckled, “I’ll leave it to you guys. Please help yourself to whatever you want or need. I need to get to work, but I’ll see you all in the morning. Wheels up at five.”
Fox and I exchanged a heated kiss before breaking apart. I kissed him right on my mark making him choke back a moan before breaking away completely and walking down the corridor. “Damnit Amaya,” he mind linked me, causing me to laugh evilly.
I lost all humor though when I made it to my intended destination. I grabbed the file Lyosha left on the door before walking into the room. Phillip sat before me, chained to the floor with a table in front of him. I sat down in front of him, “I’m not answering any questions, filth.”
“That’s okay. I hadn’t planned on asking questions just yet.” I leafed through the file, “You’ve taken the ‘its the family business’ to a whole new level, haven’t you Phil? You didn’t graduate high school. You haven’t held down an actual job in quite some time, yet your finances are in surprisingly good shape.”
“Are you seriously going to talk about my finances right now?”
I shrugged, “Why not? You aren’t going to answer my questions, so why not talk finances? Now if I had to guess, I would say Joseph is keeping you well paid and well supplied. What I don’t understand is why you would team up with a super, let him be your sugar daddy, and actually do what he tells you to do.”
“He’s not my sugar daddy. We have a mutually beneficial relationship.”
“Phil, he’s paying your bills. He’s your sugar daddy.” I flipped through the file, “I wonder what your dad has to say about you joining forces with someone you all consider to be an inferior being.”
“I’ve taken our hunting operation to the international level. He’s proud,” he sneered.
“Oh really?” I pulled a piece of paper with their messages. “Because if you look here, he seems pretty disappointed with your choices.”
He leaned forward to look at the conversation, “We worked it out. He agreed with me.”
I hummed, “Right. By ‘we worked it out’ do you mean you forced him into retirement and you’re not currently on speaking terms?”
“How could you know that?”
I pulled out another sheet, “See here?” I pointed to his phone records from a couple of years ago, “You two spoke at least once a day, but now you barely text.”
“Whatever. You have no idea what you’re talking about, filth.”
I laughed, “Good to know psychopaths have daddy issues too. Do you know what he’s been up to since you forced him out?” He was silent, “No?” I pulled out several photos and messages Lavi and Lyosha had gotten from hacking his father’s phone, “it seems we’re not the only reason you need more members.”
“Fuck you, filth.”
“Why did you force him out?” I pulled out a few sheets of paper when he didn’t say anything, “Never mind, here it is. He doesn’t agree with what you’ve been doing, and not just working with Joseph. It looks like he doesn’t agree with what you’ve been allowing your army of psychopaths to do.”
“We’re getting rid of your kind. It doesn’t matter if some of the guys have fun while doing it?”
“Your father certainly thinks it matters,” I pointed to a conversation Phil’s father had with one of his top guys, “See here where he told Billy how your entire operation disguised him? Not because he doesn’t see us as lower beings, mind you, but because even we don’t deserve the kinds of things your people put us through.”
“The fuck you people don’t. You filth don’t deserve to breathe the same air as us,” he spit.
“Why? What about us makes you hate us so much?”
“You shouldn’t even exist. You aren’t natural.”
“I would say the very fact we exist means we’re natural. We’ve been here just as long if not longer than humans.” I leaned back and crossed my arms, “How much do your people know about your sister’s family?”
“Why would I tell you?”
“Why not?”
He stuttered, “Because I’m not answering any of your questions.”
I shrugged and walked toward the door, “Okay.” I mind linked Fox, “Are you still with your family?”
“No, I’m in your office,” he linked back and I made my way to him. When I got to my office I walked in, I knew he could feel my tension because he was instantly on his feet and in front of me. My head hit his chest, his arms went around me, and I moved my head so it rested in the crook of his neck and wrapped my arms around him. Inhaling our mixed scents, I relaxed slightly into his arms. He squeezed me a little tighter to him and eventually my body fully relaxed and Niamh began to purr. Once he felt that he pulled back just enough to kiss me deeply. We broke apart, “So if I’m part dragon and I get my dragon, does that mean I get to mark you too?”
“Yeah. Our connection will be even deeper and we’ll go through the mating cycle again.”
“Again? Really? Once wasn’t enough?”
I smiled and led us over to my chair. He sat down first and pulled me down on top of him. “Usually when mating happens, both dragons mark each other kicking off the cycle, so both cycles happen at the same time. For us it will be different, some choose to wait and go through two cycles if one mate isn’t quite ready to mark the other, but it rarely happens.”
“Do you want me to mark you?” He asked tentatively.
“Absolutely,” I said without hesitation, “I feel whole, because you’re here, in my life, but part of me also doesn’t feel whole.”
“So I would mark you,” his hand skimmed where he would hopefully mark me and I sucked in a sharp breath, “Here?”
“Mmhm,” I barely got out, lost in the sensation of his touch on that spot.
“Hmm,” he responded as he began kissing my jawline and down my neck. He came to a stop on the spot he would mark and nibbled before sucking. I moaned loudly, thankful the offices were soundproof.
I felt him harden beneath me even as he released the spot. He nibbled the spot until I pushed him back and rearranged myself on top of him. I kissed him hard, grinding myself on him, causing him to moan. I bent the lock on the door so that we couldn’t be interrupted. “I need you now.”
“I don’t know. It has been an awfully long day,” he said, drawing out his words, joking, but Niamh wasn’t in a joking mood. She growled low, upset she wasn’t getting her way. Fox laughed and grabbed onto my hips, holding me in place as he thrusted against me a few times turning Niamh’s growls into moans. “There’s my girl,” he said, low and a little breathless. “Get up and strip for me, babe.”
I did as I was told, fighting back Niamh the whole time. I created a maze and forced her into it, wanting time to myself with our mate. Once I was bare, I looked at Fox, “And now you.”
He smirked and shook his head. Pulling me to him for a searing kiss he broke apart to trail down my body. I grabbed onto my desk for support with one hand while the other wrapped itself in his hair. His mouth found itself attached to my nipple. He bit it roughly and sucked hard while lashing it with his tongue, causing me to moan loudly. He released it and went to the other one, giving it the same treatment, he elicited the same loud moan from me. Almost too soon he moved on, kissing his way down my stomach. His hand moved to my core, stroking me, testing my wetness. “Always so wet. So perfect.” He slipped one finger in, that was soon followed by a second, and his thumb found my clit easily as he pumped in and out of me. I perched myself on my desk, opening up access to him.
He latched onto my clit with his sinful mouth. “Oh goddess,” I cried out, “Please.”
“Please what, my queen?” He asked into my pussy.
He curled his fingers and my thighs tightened around his head. “Please, Nicholas. I need to come.”
“Hmmm,” he hummed, vibrating my clit which he had his lips around, “I’m not sure if you quite deserve it yet.” I pulled on his hair, “careful, don’t pull out my hair.”
“I will if you don’t let me come soon,” I said, my voice more a mixture of Niamh and mine’s voices as she easily muscled her way out of the maze.
He chuckled and the air he released onto my pussy made me break out in goosebumps. “So impatient,” he said before bringing his mouth back down on my clit, circling it with his tongue.
“Fuck,” I whispered as he continued his assault, fucking me thoroughly with his mouth and fingers.
Finally he allowed my orgasm to build and as soon as he said, “Come for me, my queen.” I came hard. He kept pumping his fingers in and out of me, prolonging my pleasure. Standing up, he finally pulled his fingers out of me, sucking my juices off his fingers. He kissed me hard and I could taste myself on him before he pulled away to strip.
He stroked himself a few times before rolling on the condom. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he lifted me up, kissing me deeply before thrusting into me to the hilt. I gasped which quickly turned to a moan as he gave me a small thrust. “Fuck. You feel so good.”
“Not as good as you. You ready?” I just nodded, unable to say anything else as he gripped my ass hard and started pushing in and out of me slowly. “What do you want, my queen?” He asked into the crook of my neck.
“Harder. Faster.” I barely managed to get out as he picked up his pace. He shifted us just slightly and started stroking my clit with his thumb. He also started sucking on the spot he would put his mark causing me to tighten around him, which made him growl. It didn’t take long for me to come once he started his attack. He kept thrusting through my orgasm prolonging it as his movements became less rhythmic and more hurried. With a shout and a small bite to where his mark would go, he came into the condom. The small bite triggered another smaller orgasm. My moan was cut short by him kissing me hard.
He broke away and leaned his forehead against mine, still out of breath he said, “I love you.”
I smiled and closed my eyes, “I love you too, my king.”
He kissed me again, slowly this time. He pulled out of me, and quickly disposed of the condom. “Are we staying here tonight?”
I nodded, “If that’s okay with you. I want to help Lavi and Lyosha in getting your family back home as soon as possible.”
“Works for me. Don’t stay up too late working on it, please. You did a lot today.”
“I’ll try, but I make no promises,” I responded, earning a sigh from Fox. I wrapped my arms around him, and placed my head on his shoulder. “I’ll do my best.”
He wrapped his arms around me and settled his face into the crook of my neck, breathing me in, “That’s all I ask,” he said quietly. I pulled back just enough to kiss along his jawline to his lips, which I captured in mine and we kissed slowly and passionately. I felt him start to harden again and he broke the kiss, “Don’t start something you can’t finish.”
I smirked, “Oh I could finish it, the question is, will I?”
He rolled his eyes, “Thought you had work to do.”
“And I thought you wanted me to finish what I started,” I said with a smirk.
He gave me a frustrated sigh, “Unlike you, I need my sleep and you do need to work.” He gave me another hard kiss and when we broke apart we were both a little out of breath, “Fuck, does this get any easier, any less intense?”
“I don’t think so. I think we just manage to get better at controlling ourselves.”
“I don’t see how Jax and Alanza do it, or any mated pairs. I don’t know if I could handle it if I do have a dragon. My feelings are already so intense.”
“I know exactly what you mean,” I pulled him into a hug, resting my head on his shoulder. Too soon for Niamh, I broke away from him, “You should head to bed. I’ll be in as soon as I can.”
“Goodnight, my love,” he responded, giving me a quick kiss.
“Goodnight, love,” he grabbed his clothes and walked to our bedroom. I dressed quickly and walked out to find Lavi or Lyosha.
Author: Kailan Counahan 